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UBERTO PALLAVICINO. 229 ^^ >TI ^ ^"T^^'^^y '^^' '^^ absolution was worthless be- cause It had not been administered by a Dominican or a Fran- ciscan, who alone were empowered to grant it; if, however, the allies would repudiate Manfred and give sufficient securit; to obey the mandates of the Church and to restore aU Church prop- erty, they might still be absolved.* ^ ^ Apparently Alexander's head had been turned by the triumph S tf "' '•?' '"'" ""'^ '""^ ^^^ -'^*^- h^ thus treated with such supercilious ingratitude. By intrigues with the Torriani and other powerful nobles of Milan, Uberto created for himself podesta for five years. Eainerio Saccone vainly endeavored to prevent a consummation so deplorable. He assembled the citi zens, denounced Uberto as vehemently suspected of heresy and as a manifest defender of heretics, and threatened that if it was per sisted m he would ring all the church bells, and summon Te people and clergy and Crocesegnati to oppose it by force. Unf ort^ unately he citizens did not take in good part this somewhat L- soent interference of a stranger with their internal affairs • o as Alexander IV describes it, "this wholesome counsel given in the rS d to rS^ '•'^' '"^"^•" '"^ ^^^^*^ '^y --bled and Ilternat ve of ? !':: °"*' ""^^ '^'^ «'^"^ ^^^^'^'^ the alternat ve of leaving the city or faring worse. He chose the wiser alternative and departed.f It was in vain that Alexander, in the bull detailing these griefs ordered Eaineno and the other inquisitoi. to prosecfte the S parties It was in vain also that he approved, October 14, 1260 oledt Mn " 7°°^*^"«" <^f I>^f^'iders of the Faith recently formed m Milan m honor of Jesus Christ, the Blessed Virgin St John the Baptist, and St. Peter Martyr, whose members pledged hemselves to give assistance, armed or otherwise, to the InqS tion in Its labors for the extermination of heres;. UbertoTas now the most powerful man in Lombardy, and wherever his in fluence extended he prohibited inquisitors from performti ' th2" fmictions. Heretics were safe under his rule, and they flocled to his territories f rom otherparteof Lombardy 'and from^angutdoc ♦ Raynald. ann. 1259, No. 6-9 t RipoU I. 398.-Bern. Corio, Hist. Milanese, ann. 1259.